Nova Transferencia - 18 May 2015

 Family!

 

This week was my all time favorite week of my whole mission so far! My companion is the Sister Training Leader so we did a lot of splits this week with other sisters. I worked with a sister here in our area of Ipês and at first I was so nervous because I didn´t think I could be the senior companion in an area, but it was the best experiece ever. I stopped all the people that we talked to, I taught most of the lessons, and it was just the greatest feeling to see some of my improvement in Portuguese. I remember walking home after that day just feeling so satisfied with that day´s work. Also I have a new responsibility of answering the phone when the DL or ZL call to ask about our investigators and stuff. I love this too because I feel personally responsible for the things we are suposed to accomplish. Oh it is great!

So transfers were last night and I am staying in Ipês with my trainer Sister F. Alves. Now, before you think prayers weren´t answered, I need to tell you that they were, but in a different way than I expected. This week was going so well. I was just loving working this other sisters and then returning and working with my companion again and things were great. Then Friday and Saturday some sad things kept happeneing, like investigators dropping us and my companion was super disappointed. She was also really stressed out about transfers and the other sisters, so she just had a lot of negative energy going on. Like a lot and I could feel it and it was terrible. So we were in the middle of companion study and it was a struggle. She wasn´t happy but was trying to be and I was trying to ignore it, but the spirit was just not there. I don´t know exactly what happened, but I finally said something and we started talking about how she was feeling and then it lead it a disscusion about the atonement. She started saying how she couldn´t have any blessings because she is so imperfect and how she feels that Heavenly Father doesn´t love her because she isn´t perfect and stuff like that. At first, I had no idea what to say. I knew that she was wrong and that those things weren´t true but she didn´t believe me. But, I just sat there and prayed and prayed that I would know what to say to help her. And it was an amazing experience. She ended up sobbing, which she needed to do and my testimony of the Atonement and the power of the Holy Ghost was definitely strengthened. I have a much better understanding of who she is because of these beliefs she shared with me. Oh it was just great. So yes, we have our struggles. But, I am glad to be staying with her another transfer.

 

Last week I got an email from my teacher in the MTC, and I can´t email him back directly because its a mission rule, I can´t email guys´, but I just wanted to thank him, because it was literally the most inspiring email and I just am so grateful for him and his example and everything he taught me in the MTC. So Irmão Sears, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

 

Also in the package you sent me the deoderant is for men and i think it is for the boys, but it smells like Dad so I am keeping it :)

 

Thank you for all your prayers and letters and emails. I really love you so so so much!

 

Also, Mom, my brown shoes are called Tevas.

 

I love you!!!!

 

Sister Jacobson